Ice Flies who makes there own? Share a pattern?

[dgb]

So how many of you out there tie flies? Well when the fishing gets tough...maybe the weather, maybe the pressure, I will go to a ice fly unheigted, no bait, tied on a dropper above my weighted bait tipped with a spike for most panfish.

My favorite pattern is what I call a "fresh water shrimp" it has a peacock hearl body, follwed with a wrap of brown hackle over the peacock and a back tied over all of it made of a goose feather, grey. Trim the hackle to make it look like little legs...sort of a wooly bugger pattern. I will tie this on long shank 18 to 12 hook....caught me alot of fish over the years!

Have a pattern you want to share?

[TK81]

How bout a pic of that fly?  I have a couple store bought flies, but haven't seen too much of a selection at the shops I frequent.  I stopped at Great Lakes in Rockford and bought some tungsten head trout flies, but haven't had much of a chance to use them yet.

[icemantwo]

Been tying almost 2 years now.  This is the only fly I got on photobucket so here it is.  I got more on the "homemade ice flies" thread in the general ice fishing chit chat section.  There are 6 pages of flies on that thread if you can find it.

[dgb]

Been tying almost 2 years now.  This is the only fly I got on photobucket so here it is.  I got more on the "homemade ice flies" thread in the general ice fishing chit chat section.  There are 6 pages of flies on that thread if you can find it.
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Nice lookin fly....I see it is weighted....how do you fish it? My camera is broke or I would post a picture of mine!

[scoutb]

Thanks for the tip icemantwo.  Here's a link for the rest of you to the thread he referenced.  I definitely need to tie some of these.
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=161340.0

[icemantwo]

Nice lookin fly....I see it is weighted....how do you fish it? My camera is broke or I would post a picture of mine!

I put it on vertically normally and fish it like a jig.  It has a tungsten bead so it weighs more than most jigs. If they're really fussy I got a lighter one with a plastic bead and I found if you try to put it on at a 45 degree angle with 2 spikes they slurp it up. They really like it when they're real finnicky. A few days ago I could barely get a bite on a Fiska and then switched to that and they were biting it so good I couldn't get it down fast enough.

[slabgill]

P.M.....Waxworm hes on Indiana sight alot.He makes flies.He is my brother-in-law.

[Swift]

http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/fly-pattern-recipe/wet/pheasanttail.shtml  Don't do much with flies on ice much anymore, not sure why. Tied the PT on a 1/100 or 1/80 fly jig head, about as good an imitation of a wiggler there is. I use the tons of Turkey feathers that seem to be laying around

[icemantwo]

http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/fly-pattern-recipe/wet/pheasanttail.shtml  Don't do much with flies on ice much anymore, not sure why. Tied the PT on a 1/100 or 1/80 fly jig head, about as good an imitation of a wiggler there is. I use the tons of Turkey feathers that seem to be laying around

Tungsten beadhead PHs are one of my favorite flies.  They do look a lot like a wiggler and are fairly flashy with a beadhead and copper wire.  I use them a lot for deeper summer gills along with a stonefly pattern I make.  I found that a lot of the patterns me and a buddy tie for steelhead (mostly big nymphs based on trout patterns) on a size 6-8 hook are monsters for big gills in the summer.

[Swift]

http://flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/110705fotw.php Killer in and around weeds, year around. Olives are a favorite, though pale pink is used often. Think I throw so many flies in open water I'm tired of them on ice 

[fishmastaZERO]

Looks like a copper john with lead instead of wire

[JimF]

Old Killer..!!

Hook: Size 14 or smaller - 2 or 3XL shank. Carefully bend a short 90 degree up at the eye. Makes a small jig hook. Weight the bend portion using a small clamp on split shot.It should hang horizontal. ]Homemade micojig] Paint it with 3 coats of finger nail polish [white or your color choice.]

Tail: Marabou feather short as long as hook shank. Colors white, olive, yellow etc. Light colors seem to be better.

Body: Chenille or wool or dubbing to color match. Overwrap a silver or gold tinsil in a spiral.

Hackle: A few turn of a body matching color feather for legs.


Add painted eyes[ finger nail polish- use toothpicks or small sticks. 2 sizes=] 

Tip: Pinch down the hook barb at step one. Easier to remove from fish and yourself, especially children .A homemade micro jig. See how small you can go with the micro-shot lead. Experiment !! Fish with a small wire spring bobber and wach for upbites.

JimF

[chevy343]

Not really ice flies but I tied a few of these for some crappie.
#10 Scud Hook,chenille bodies and 5/32 painted brass bead

[princecraft]

WOW, all I can say is dos are pretty.

[fishmastaZERO]

I like to use D rib tungsten head midges as a dropper off a frosty spoon works like magic and the midges
Are a simple tie........size 10 or 12 scud hook silver tungsten beads I think 5/32" u jus tie in the d rib n wrap up to the bead n tie it off whip n ready to go ...I would post a pic but I can't figure out how to from my droid

[cff]

Does anyone have a pattern specifically for perch they'd like to share??